Subject: Re: baidarka Atlantic white cedar for gunwales?
From: Owen Davies (owen@davies.mv.com)
Date: Wed Nov 29 2000 - 11:45:59 EST
Mark Reuten advised:
> Northern white is the prefered variety for boatbuilding but primarily for
> planking skiffs. It is extremely light and I think tougher than red but
for
> baidarke gunnels I suggest alaskan yellow cedar (old growth cypress). It
is
> the primary skin on frame material in our shop as it has the highest rot
> resistance and a good strenght to weight ratio. Sitka spruce is our second
> choice but expensive and rot prone. Corey Freedman used red allot but
I've
> heard he has switched to yellow. If for no other reason, yellow can be
> found up to twenty feet in clear 2x4 here in Vancouver.
Anyone have any suggestions for someone stuck in New Hampshire?
Atlantic white cedar is easy enough to find, but the other choices haven't
panned out in previous searches.
Thanks.
Owen Davies
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